SCHOOL OF INNOVATION

We are very pleased to announce that 10 of our Year 9 students received outstanding or significantly improved NAPLAN test results and received a NAPLAN Certificate of Achievement. These high achieving students have all attended St Anne's College from Year 7 and continue to excel in their studies. We are proud of your continued efforts and dedication to your future.

To receive a certificate, the students must have completed one of the following:

• achieving excellence through getting a result in the top band for Reading or Numeracy, or both; or
• achieving outstanding learning growth through improvement by two or more bands between the NAPLAN Year 7 and Year 9 tests for Reading or Numeracy, or both.

Congratulations to the following students for their outstanding efforts!

• Bella Napier
• Jack Tanner
• Maddison Smith
• Meaghan Mitchell
• Taj Leader
• Riley Kilgour
• Jay Briant
• Samuel Barzen
• Mutahira Ali

With our Athletics Day fast approaching, students have been busily practicing the various athletics disciplines to prepare for the day. The Year 5 students got out on the field last week, taking inspiration from some of our Olympic athletes, and put their high jump skills to the test. 

The students were also treated to a spectacular demonstration from their very own LSO Connor who showed them just how heigh they could reach if they continue to practice as they get older. Connor jumped a whopping 145cms with the students cheering him on!

We can’t wait to see the students’ donning their house colours and competing in the Athletics Day after getting such fantastic practice in! For more information on the upcoming Athletics Day, visit the Upcoming College Events section of this il giornale. 

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳 - students are learning about animal adaptations and used their first session to experience the parts of the design cycle. Students used these steps to create a paper plane in pairs, that either flew the farthest, or flew the fastest.

Students progressed back and forth through the stages of the cycle to create a prototype to test at the final throw off. Pairs had to collaborate, communicate and research as well as notice, reflect and adjust their thinking in order to be successful.

For the next session, students will look at animals with wings; utilising what they noticed with their planes to identify adaptations that winged animals have made to ensure survival. They will also investigate the different wings and their purpose.

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕎𝕚𝕝𝕕 ℝ𝕠𝕓𝕠𝕥 🤖

This term the Year 5 students are studying the text 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘵. Each week they have completed different STEM tasks that link with the book. First they created the robot 𝘙𝘰𝘻 and then they camouflaged her. This week they created a camouflaged shelter for her and her adopted son 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭. The students used many different materials to create their camouflaged shelters.

Anu’s Year 8 science class experimented with a light box to create an incident ray and a reflected ray. They then measured these angles of these to discover the angle of incidence and the angle of reflection were the same. 

Anu's Class:

Students were given wires, batteries, globes and asked to put their learning into practice and create electrical circuit. If they did this correctly, the globes would glow. 

Adam's Class:

Year 9 students got the shock of their life when Adam brought the Van Der Graaff generator in Science last week! Students have been learning about conductors and insulators of electricity in Science and how humans can be electrocuted. 

The Van Der Graaff generator uses the friction from a motorised belt to induce an electric charge on a hollow metal ball. Touching this ball and a neutral metal attachment causes a circuit. 

The students joined hands in a circle, creating a circuit, and sent a shock that made their hair stand up (all except Adam because he is bald).

Great opportunity with fantastic prizes for SOI students!

Love the GV are running a Video Revolution Awards competition for 2024 open to all schools in the Goulburn Valley. You are invited to make a one minute video about a social issue that is important to you. Whether that be bullying, public speaking or even how you love living in the GV, this is your opportunity to educate locals. The competition is open to different age categories, there is also a group category.  Videos will be judged by 'Shepp-famous' locals including the mayor, with fantastic prizes on offer for the winning entries. Register now using the QR code. Submissions closes 5pm, Thursday, August 1.

Class Resources

Our iPads! Please ensure any damage is reported to Pastoral Group Leaders and IT staff to ensure it can be rectified as soon as possible. iPads must be fully charged each day and it is encouraged that we adopt good habits to assist us with this. 

Important Pastoral Group Information

At St. Anne’s College, all students within the School of Innovation are allocated to a Pastoral Group. These groups are overseen by a Pastoral Group Leader and currently comprise students from their respective houses: Montessori, Charles, Cooper, and Majella houses.

Each morning, students commence their day within their Pastoral Groups. This time involves participation in morning prayer, a welcome to country, and updates about the day's news and events at the College. This period holds significance in allowing our students to establish strong connections with their peers and their Pastoral Leader. Consequently, our students are able to cultivate a strong sense of community at St. Anne’s College.

Our Pastoral Leaders also seize this opportunity to implement the three core principles of Gratitude, Empathy, and Mindfulness (GEM), which stem from our school-wide program conducted by the Resilience Project. These principles encourage our students to contemplate and recognise the positive facets of their day-to-day experiences both at the College and at home. This practice ensures that our students embark on each day well-prepared for successful learning and meaningful connections with others.

Given that this session only spans 10 minutes each morning, it is imperative that students are punctual and actively participate within their designated Pastoral Groups. If students miss this period or arrive late, they will forfeit this crucial initiation to the school day.

We extend our gratitude to all parents and caregivers for your sustained support in ensuring that this routine is upheld for the continued success of our students.

Important Uniform Information

A reminder that all School of Innovation students are required to wear their academic uniform items each day, except for sports days or other nominated days when their sports uniform items can be worn. Please ensure your student is in their full academic uniform. If this is not possible on a particular day, please send a note, including the date your student will be able to be in full school uniform.

A dress code, in particular a uniform, provides a visual connection to identify students as members of St Anne’s College community. The way a uniform is worn makes a statement about our college and it represents the fact that the student is a part of the community.  The benefits of a school uniform include:

• Allows all students to feel equal

• Helps prevent bullying and competition on the basis of clothing

• Ensures students appearance reflects the expectations of St Anne’s College

• Enhances the profile and identity of the College and its students in the wider community

• Strengthens the spirit of community within St Anne’s College

• Enhances individual student safety and group security

• Ensured all students are dressed safely and appropriately for school activities

• Encourages students to develop pride in their appearance

• Prepares students for the expectations in workplaces

• Encourages students to present themselves appropriately for a particular role

Thank you for your support.